Google Domains shutting down, assets sold and being migrated to Squarespace

In an unexpected announcement today, Google Domains is “winding down following a transition period,” with Squaresquare taking over the business... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 10 months ago

Google to start deleting accounts that haven’t logged on in two years

this article claims they're not planning to delete YouTube videos, which seems to conflict with the official announcement # | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 11 months ago

On Thursday, third-party Twitter apps stopped working in a move that many have come to conclude was intentional. A report now confirms... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

YouTube Premium price increased by nearly 30%

YouTube Premium is getting a price hike for family accounts which will make the service cost $23/month for the service. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google is “concerned” that Samsung is losing customers to Apple

According to a new report, Google is set to "double down" on Pixel phones as it adopts a new mindset for features and more. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Android 12 update rolling out to 4K Chromecast with Google TV

After launching on the cheaper HD model, Android 12 is now rolling out to the Chromecast with Google TV 4K released in 2020... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google starts rolling out passkey support for Android and Chrome

Starting today, Android and Chrome will support signing in with passkeys. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others in the industry want to... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Assistant Driving Mode Ditches Google Maps Integration

Assistant Driving Mode is losing Google Maps, and this changes the experience to the point where it’s no longer an Android Auto replacement... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Stadia didn't see a market for single-player games anymore

Before Google closed it in 2021, Stadia Games and Entertainment turned down an exclusive follow-up to Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Stadia employees learned of shutdown just minutes before public

Stadia's Phil Harrison only told employees about the streaming service's shutdown minutes before the public learned. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google Stadia is shutting down in January 2023

After nearly three years of operation, Google is shutting down its game streaming service Stadia, effective January 2023. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google Search adding ‘Discussions and forums’ section

At Search On 2022, Google announced that "Discussions and forums" will be getting their own sections in results, while translated... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google Search now shows which streaming services have specific games

Google Search will now show you what cloud streaming services have a particular video game, building on support for movies, TV, and music. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google Store in New York has removed its Stadia experience room and demos

The Google Store in Chelsea NYC has removed its Stadia experience room, the first shuffle for the store's three demo spaces. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google Play Store removes version numbers from Android app listings

Google Play is bringing back the list of app permissions, but another curious Store change sees version numbers removed from the App info... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

No, Stadia isn’t shutting down by the end of summer

A rumor has suggested Google plans to shut down Stadia by the end of summer, but there's no reason to really believe that's the case. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

More Pixel 6a owners find that any fingerprint can unlock the phone

With the Pixel 6a now available, some buyers have noticed that any fingerprint is able to unlock their new phones in a worrying security... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

In an email to customers this morning, Amazon announced that its "Drive" cloud storage service is shutting down at the end of 2023... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

YouTube reduces Content ID appeal process from 30 to 7 days

YouTube is making a major change to the Content ID appeal process by reducing the dispute procedure from 30 days to just 7 days. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Nothing OS: how close is ti to Google's Pixel flavor?

Just what is the difference between Nothing OS and Android 12 on Pixel? This is our full walkthrough with the brand-new Android skin. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Android removes much of Fuchsia-related code as Starnix project progresses

A big chunk of Fuchsia-related code has been removed from Android, but Google's operating systems are still set to be intertwined. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Humane offers potential first look at laser projection display in teaser film

Humane this morning released a minute-long teaser that might tease what that projection technology looks like. At the start of this year... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google Maps energy-efficient routes for electric cars, hybrids

Google Maps is preparing to expand its fuel-efficient routing options by specifically tailoring to electric vehicles, hybrids, and more. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

ChromeOS Flex launches to turn your old Mac or PC into a Chromebook

After entering early access preview five months ago, ChromeOS Flex is now stable and ready for widespread use... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google rolling out Android 13 Beta 4 as last major release before launch

After three uncharacteristic patches in recent weeks, Google is rolling out Android 13 Beta 4 as the "final update for your testing... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google Public Sector’ is a new subsidiary focused on US Government, education

"Google Public Sector" was announced today as a "new Google division that will focus on helping U.S. public sector institutions." | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google Password Manager starts offering on-device encryption

The Google Password Manager is starting to offer on-device encryption so that "only you can see your passwords." The technology industry... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google Fi expands coverage with high-speed Wi-Fi that counts against data cap

Last year, Google's Area 120 introduced Orion Wifi to let public venues sell Wi-Fi capacity to cellular carriers. Google Fi W+ network... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Samsung unveils UFS 4.0 storage

Samsung has unveiled its next-generation UFS 4.0 storage, which touts improved data transfer speeds and power efficiency gains over UFS 3.1. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Some Nest and Google WiFi routers going offline at random

Quite a few Google Wifi and Nest Wifi owners have reported over the past few months that their systems are going offline at random. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 1 year ago

Google Pixel Watch leaks in real-life images after being left at a restaurant

Following the first near-final look earlier this week, real-life images of the Google Pixel Watch have leaked today. These pictures show... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Google will block all third-party call recording apps on Play Store from May 11

A new Google Play Store policy coming into force is set to block third-party call recording apps from the online storefront from May 11. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Google rolling out Nest Hub redesign, but update bootloops

Some Nest Hub owners today are waking up to a UI redesign, though the update looks to have bootlooped the Assistant Smart Display for... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Classic Hangouts App Removed from Google Play and App Store

In the coming weeks, Google Chat will replace classic Hangouts for Workspace. Google Hangouts for iPhone is now gone from the App Store... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Chris McKillop, engineering director Of Google's Fuchsia project, leaves

The engineering lead of Google's Fuchsia operating system, Chris McKillop, has announced his departure from the company. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

YouTube Music casting is broken on Chromecast, Google TV

It appears that a widespread outage is currently affecting YouTube Music casting on Chromecast, Google TV, and Android TV devices. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Google purchasing and expanding its Warsaw office for $700M

Following a similar move in the UK this January, Google is acquiring the building its Warsaw, Poland office is located at. The company... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Google is pulling the plug on Assistant Snapshot

Google Assistant on Android has a useful feature that rounds up your information in one place called Snapshot, but the feature is going away. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Waymo gets permission to charge fare and operate 24/7 in San Francisco

Following testing in California, Waymo has now received permission to charge fares for rides and operate 24/7 in parts of San Francisco and... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Vox Media, BuzzFeed, and others working on alternative to Google’s AMP format

The biggest news publishers are now planning to move away from the Google-backed AMP format. In 2020, Google started to deprioritize... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Gmail features you might not know existed

Gmail has a lot of features. Some you may not even know exist like Gmail label organization, scheduled send, or even changing Gmail themes. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Google believes ‘Android Tablets’ are ‘future of computing’

Sometime in the past year, Google looks to have formed a new "Android Tablets" initiative. In fact, one of Android's cofounders rejoined... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Google OnHub router support ending in 2022

Before Google Wifi was announced alongside the original Pixel, Google a year earlier released OnHub routers from TP-Link and Asus... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Latest Google Pixel 6 update is causing network issues for users in Europe

Some Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro owners in Europe have found that the December update is causing various network issues on their phones. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Area 120’s ‘Museletter’ (Google) shutdown after only 3 months

Google's Area 120 is experimenting on an interesting tool called Museletter that leverages Google Docs for the current newsletter craze... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Google’s Entertainment Space has potential, when paired with Android tablet

Android tablets are often ignored or undervalued, but Google's Entertainment Space feature breathes a bit of life into the form factor. | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Google confirms Android bug that prevents emergency calling

Google has confirmed that there is an emergency calling bug with Android under a "limited set of circumstances" and that there is a fix... | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago

Chromecast volume controls are disabled on Android 12 due to a ‘legal issue’

It's been discovered that Android 12 disables the once-handy volume controls for nearby Chromecast media sessions due to a "legal issue." | Continue reading


@9to5google.com | 2 years ago